Kent & Rose’s Advisory yesterday = staff collaboration + student teamwork + cross curriculum applications + friendly competition + candy!
This week, Student Government members attended a Leadership Training Institute offered through the Michigan Association of Student Councils, focused on group dynamics, communication techniques, managing groups more effectively, resources on event planning, team building, soft skills, and time management. We are hoping they will use topics they learned in Student Government, in other student groups, and in their classrooms! #studentled
Two PHS Students, Haylee Williams and Sophia Sharp, recently attended the Congress of Future Medical Leaders and received the Award of Excellence. For more information on their achievements visit PHS Connected: https://phsconnected.com/4953/student-life/two-phs-seniors-win-the-award-of-excellence/
Join us for Parent-Teacher conferences this Thursday, November 7 between 4pm-8pm!
Ready, set, submit! Seniors in Mrs. Dailey’s classes simultaneously hit the submit button on college and scholarship applications yesterday and celebrated with treats!
Connection circles allow students to see themselves as part of a community and discover a great deal about one another.
Students explaining to a friend how to tell time in Spanish (more complicated that it sounds!), using white boards as visual supports.
Happy Halloween, Pirates!!
Freshmen grappling with the question, “Was American Imperialism a good or bad thing for America?” and offering one another feedback on the strength of primary source evidence and reasoning to support one’s claim. #disciplinaryliteracy
Check out the latest PCHS photo/video updates! https://spark.adobe.com/page/P1oyafQekpcsq/
NTH seniors and Country Elementary second graders just finished up a project about seed dispersal and collaboration together. Read all about it on PHS Connected:
https://phsconnected.com/4852/student-life/new-tech-and-country-elementary-collaboration/
Class of 2020 Families! Join us for FAFSA Night at PCHS on Weds, 10/30 at 7pm. Learn about how to access financial aid (grants, work-study, and loans) to pay for college. Fill out this form if attending: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf70CQe0fZtUomqgMqoqESBJSOqdsB4Hdl86NdvxSI_0AJXRg/viewform
Class of 2020, check out this letter from the State of MI, which contains information and resources to maximize opportunities for State post-secondary financial aid programs! https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mistudentaid/Senior_Reminder_Letter_2019-20_664122_7.pdf
Want an update on some of the amazing things that PCHS alumni are accomplishing? Check out this article about Carlo Pardo, a 2014 Pinckney graduate, on PHS Connected:
https://phsconnected.com/4470/feature-story/carlo-pardo-pinckney-graduate-doing-great-things/
French 3 & 4 students wrote Dear Abby letters and then offered one another advice, all in the target language. Some impressive French communication!
“The ability to read, write, and speak effectively may be more critical to academic and career success than any other factor” (Hirsch, 2016; Hurley, 2015). - Students in US History reflecting with peers on learning from recent Industrialization project, including the experience of collaborating and presenting, setting goals to improve.
“The dynamic of the group is grounded in the life of emotion and feeling. A crucial role of the facilitator is to manage the dynamic at the affective level.” -John Heron - Enjoy this beautiful fall weekend, all!
New Tech students got to experience a campus tour and the Design and Science Exhibit at Eastern Michigan University this week. Read all about it on PHS Connected: https://phsconnected.com/4709/student-life/new-tech-students-visit-emu/
At PCHS, the staff is collaborating to grow our capacity to facilitate classroom environments that prioritize positive student-teacher and student-student relationships and community building. One of our strategies for this is the use of restorative circles. Today, Spanish 1 students are engaging in a modified version of the “21 Shoulders” circle activity to practice counting up and down in Spanish!
Aiden Ozias, Pinckney grad and current student at Eastern Michigan, built these beautiful picnic tables for us as his Eagle Scout project. Thank you, Aiden!
